Wired Ribbons for My Fair lady hat card

Wired Ribbon tutorial for 

My Fair Lady card

Image from Debbie Moore  Cd rom My Fair Lady

1. To create the loop and Tail

you will need a 40cm lenght of narrow ribbon.

Start with a tail, adding a loop by  looping the ribbon under your thumb, 

adding a 2nd slightly smaller loop by slipping it under the thumb, and finish with a tail, you can either stitch the ends together, 

 but I wire the ends, together to secure.

Both designs work

To form the lace loops

you need a 20cm strip of lace

the back loop should be longer than the front, 

Stitch or wire the ends securely

to wire place wire across the ends pulling it downwards to form a hook, and twist wire across the lace to secure in place.

To create the hat, you need

1 x Narrow white loop and tale

1 x narrow pink loop and tail

2 x lace loops

2 x 7mm pink loops

1 x 7 mm white loop

2 x 15mm wide pink loops

you create all loops in the same way.

3 x tiny roses to cover the centre

My Fair Lady Dresses Hat Card

Design and instructions by Yvonne Tune.

1.  Mat the 2 inserts 18cm Sq., to the pink 19cm Sq. panels and stick the insert inside your card

2. Stick the 18cm white Card to the 19cm Pink card and stick to the front of card,

3. Cut out the lady image, and stick to white card and re-cut to make the topper stronger,

4. Stick the rose petals to the bodice of the image, starting at the bottom and working up to the neckline.

6.Thread the white guipure lace onto the fine silver wire, to create the ruffle, to make the collar of the dress, bring the wires around the back and twist to tighten, stick the wires securely to the back of the card, with foam tape.

4. Decorate the hat with the feathers  by stick the 3 long white feathers to the left hand side  of the hat, cut the pink feathers in half, and Wire them to form a plum, stick the plum to the centre of the hat, start building up the ribbon, (by arranging them on the hat in a design you are happy with, once happy stick in pace with hot glue.) stick the flowers, in the centre where the ribbon join in the middle,

7. Stick the pink bow to the collar, and stick the tiny brooch to the centre of the bow.


Click on an image for a bigger view.

Crepe paper flowers

Paper Flower Tutorial

By Yvonne Tune

Card Art Creations

Cut or punch out 2 Circles

1 x 1- 1/2 inch

1 x 2 inch

Cut a strip of Crepe paper (slightly bigger than the circle)

 and fold over and back until you have 6 layers,

place the circle on top and cut out

repeat for both sizes

Scrunch all the layer up tightly

and then open them back out,

but not fully

For the larger flowers place the 6 smaller petals on top of the 6 larger petals, for the smaller flower, you need 6 smaller petals

Make a hole in the centre and thread a brad through

The flowers also look lovely when a button is stitched in place

This flowers is made with non woven fabric instead of crepe paper

( I used a 6 petal flower punch 2 inch and 1/ 1/2 inch size, from Crafts Too UK.  to make  the flower)

or you can download a 6 petal flower shape, and freehand cut out the petals.

Small toppers made with a small flower

Poppy made with Red non woven fabric petals, with a black centre.

(the center petals are not opened out) 

the organza leaves are made with wired edge organza ribbon.

This flower has a gathered organza layers inbetween the paper layers, and a organza ribbon centre.

This flowes has only 4 layers, of stretch crepe paper petals,

each petal has been tipped with gold stickles.

Card Sizes and envelope guide

Card Sizes and envelope guide
I get asked this so much I decided to add a size chart and Envelope Guide

C5 Card is an A4 Card Scored on the A4 half fold When folded in half  it becomes a C5 Card = C5 Envelope

Half an A4 sheet now becomes an A5 sheet, measuring 21cm by 15cm Score on the A5 Half-fold line. when folded in half. it is called a C6 Card  = C6 Envelope

To make a DL card.

Cut a sheet of  A4 card 21cm by 21cm score it on the A4 Tri-fold line.  = DL envelope

The small piece of card you cut from the A4 card to make the DL card, can now make a small Sq card, score it on the A5 half fold line, and you have a 10 cm by 10 cm card.=  4 - 1/2 inch Sq envelope

Gate -folds

To make a C6 Gate-fold, Cut an A4 sheet in half, and score it on the A5 Gatefold line turn card over and score again on the A5 Gate-fold line.

To make a C5 Gate-fold, score a sheet of A4 card it on the A4 Gate-fold line turn card over and score again on the A4 Gate-fold line.

Make sure you give all scored lines a nice tight crease with a bone folder.

Here is a link to a tutorial on how to line an envelope with fancy paper to make it expensive looking, well worth the time, if you choose a matching background from the cards, it will compliment it nicely  HERE